Recent content by Kamuilija

With my main band, now 11 years. (I'm 28 so we were very young when we started.) All the original people are still in, and we added one person two years ago. The band's like a second family to me: we don't get together all the time (it's a periodic thing, everybody has other things in their...

Problem solved, Steve emailed me today. It was only some problem with spam filters! Enne

Hi folks, In March, I had an email conversation with Steve from the String Emporium, about a defective Finale bow they'd sent me. I sent back the bow, and Steve said they'd replace it with a new one. Since they day I sent the bow, I haven't got any answers to my emails (I've tried various...

Hi all. Here I wrote about my process of applying, re-applying and finally being accepted to study at the Folk Music Dept. at the Sibelius Academy. My first study year is approaching its end, and I'd like to write down some experiences. Something that's taken most of my playing and...

I've been married for four years now, and until this summer, I always wore my rings (engagement & wedding) on the left hand with no effect on my playing (DB). Now that I've started playing more percussion, I've started having the rings in a chain around my neck.

If you started in the 70s, you can't have started playing Bruno Mars :) Again, drop the exclamation marks. One per text is fine, two is too many, and never more than one at the end of a sentence. (A friend of mine, a professional writer, has a rule of permitting themself five !'s a year.)...

Hi, I like the content of your text. It's to-the-point yet personal, and it's easy to read. There're some little things I'd fix. The "I'm not..." bit is unnecessary in my opinion (why mention what you're not?) I suggest you drop the !'s. Also, the ";" is best left unused: you could...

This just came out, so I'd like to share it. This is my oldest band, playing since 2006 when we were high school kids; I wrote the tune; and the video was shot & recorded by Luomustudio ("Organic Studio"), a music video crew who record their stuff live, with no cutting or overdubs. The...

Oo, it wasn't that, it's just I'm not a "he" <3 It's going to be terrific, and it starts next monday. I believe I'll start a blog about it or something, I'll link it here then.

Hi again! everybody: thanks for the congrats! This process has been a huge lesson to me, in thinking that when you know where you want to be heading well enough, it's possible to get there eventually, even if your starting point is as far as mine was, in 2006 when I decided to do this. It...

Helsinki Pride week's just started. Before today's band practice, the rhythm section went to buy Pride t-shirts from the festival office. Wore them to practice. I'm the only LGBT person in the band (AFAIK), so got to love the solidarity!

I can't believe it - I'm in! The email came yesterday morning, and all day I read and reread it, to check if it's really true. Odear. This is something I've chased since at least 2007 when I first applied. Now I can start from the beginning again, empty myself to make room for more learning. No...

This is deep, good advice. Not just for today, but for life, to ruminate and chew on. Thank you.

Update zombie thread, one-two-three! A year ago I wrote I would be having a great year playing bass with great musicians and mentored by a terrific musician. This is exactly what happened. The constructive criticism I got last time was technical, centering on intonation and bow technique. To...

I heard the quartet play at the concert hall where I work (Helsinki Music Center) in November last year. I also had the chance to listen to their sound check. Mr. Patitucci was playing, and I was like, "wow, such a huge sound! I wonder what amplification he uses!" And THEN he turned the amp on...